Last week Professor Jerry Brotton (Associate Director of Global Shakespeare) led a series of events at the Hay Festival, including interviews with Jim Shapiro, Maxine Peake, Paapa Essiedu, Jonathan Bate, and Germaine Greer.

• Click to see a series of videos - 'Making Hay - the best of Shakespeare from the 2016 Hay Festival' - via the BBC.
• See also 'The Hay Festival: Talking about Shakespeare' for more interviews with the world’s leading actors and academics, playwrights and directors, poets and novelists.

Global Shakespeare is delighted to announce that the Global Shakespeare Distinguished Fulbright Chair for 2016/17 is Professor Douglas M. Lanier.

Doug joins us from the University of New Hampshire, and will be with us from September to May. He will be teaching on the core modules in Autumn and Spring.

• Find out more about Professor Lanier's research interests
• Click the item title to read the University of New Hampshire's press release regarding Professor Lanier's appointment.

Please join Professor Line Cottegnies and Professor Daniel Vitkus, both QMUL Distinguished Visiting Fellows for 2015/16, for an evening of fascinating talks and discussion. Hosted by Global Shakespeare, the evening offers an opportunity to hear from two world-renowned scholars of Shakespeare, as well as Q&A and a wine reception. The event is free and all are welcome; please register to attend.

Distinguished Visiting Fellow Lecture 2016 7 June 2016, 18:15 – 20:30 3.20, ArtsTwo (Queen Mary University of London)

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